Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4905.05 (2026)

Scope of jurisdiction

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The jurisdiction, supervision, powers, and duties of the public utilities commission extend to every public utility and railroad, the plant or property of which lies wholly within this state and when the property of a public utility or railroad lies partly within and partly without this state to that part of such plant or property which lies within this state; to the persons or companies owning, leasing, or operating such public utilities and railroads; to the records and accounts of the business thereof done within this state; and to the records and accounts of any companies which are part of an electric utility holding company system exempt under section 3(a)(1) or (2) of the "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935," 49 Stat. 803, 15 U.S.C. 79c, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, insofar as such records and accounts may in any way affect or relate to the costs associated with the provision of electric utility service by any public utility operating in this state and part of such holding company system.

Nothing in this section, or section 4905.06 or 4905.46 of the Revised Code pertaining to regulation of holding companies, grants the public utilities commission authority to regulate a holding company or its subsidiaries which are organized under the laws of another state, render no public utility service in the state of Ohio, and are regulated as a public utility by the public utilities commission of another state or primarily by a federal regulatory commission, nor do these grants of authority apply to public utilities that are excepted from the definition of "public utility" under divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 4905.02 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 330 N.E.2d 1 (Ohio 1975).
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Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 330 N.E.2d 1 (Ohio 1975). · cites it 2× “74-272, in which the city of Cleveland is the appellant, the first proposition of law reads: “Plant located outside of Ohio is beyond the scope of the Commission’s jurisdiction as defined by Section 4905.05 of the Ohio Revised Code and therefore cannot be included within the…”
In re Complaint of Wingo v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C. (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-5583, 169 N.E.3d 617. “The PUCO’s Jurisdiction Is Defined by the General Assembly {¶ 8} The General Assembly has vested the PUCO with the “power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate public utilities.”
Williams v. Duke Energy Int'l, Inc., 606 F. Supp. 2d 783 (S.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “By the terms of this statute, the state courts in Ohio are excluded from exercising jurisdiction to “... review, suspend, or delay any order made by the public utilities commission, or enjoin, restrain, or interfere with the commission .”
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pac. Ry. Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 285 N.E.2d 371 (Ohio 1972). · cites it 2× “06 states: “The Public Utilities Commission shall have general supervision over all public utilities within its jurisdiction as defined in Section 4905.05 of the Revised Code, and shall have power to examine such public utilities and keep informed as to the general condition,…”
In re Complaint of Direct Energy Bus., L.L.C. v. Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4429, 162 N.E.3d 764. “04; R.C. 4905.05. Duke Energy did not act as a public utility under the facts of this case.”
In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C., 2026-Ohio-1406. “04; see also R.C. 4905.05 and 4905.06. This jurisdiction over public utilities includes an “electric light company,” R.”
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